Monday saw the dawn of the e-Stewards Initiative, the first independently accredited certification program for responsible recycling of electronic waste. "By choosing an e-Steward recycler," explains Sarah Westervelt of the program, "consumers and large businesses are assured that their old computers and TVs will be safely managed, and not simply tossed into a local landfill, processed unsafely by prison laborers, or exported to developing countries."
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source: Electronic Recyclers, CNET
see also, in Grist:EPA, U.S. lax on e-waste regulation, GAO says
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christophersj Posted 11:48 am
10 Nov 2008
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=4586903n
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